Marriage and Family Therapy, M.S.

Degree requirements

Students must complete three semesters of practicum, which include 200 hours at the practicum site each semester. Of this total of 600 hours, 300 must be client contact hours. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 75 client contact hours in Practicum I; 125 client contact hours in Practicum II, and 100 client contact hours in Practicum III. In addition, a 3.0 cumulative GPA is required and successful completion of 51 credits, including course - Clinical Research Project.

Comprehensive Requirement

The Marriage and Family Therapy Degree requires completion of course course - Clinical Research Project. Registration in this course requires program director’s approval.

Program Design

The 60-credit Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Degree is organized as follows:

Completion of at least 21 credits, including course - Group Experience; course - Family Systems Assessment ; course - Psychopathology; course - Professional Issues and Ethics and either Couples Therapy or Family Therapy is required prior to starting Practicum course course. The Practicum course must be applied for the semester prior to course registration. A 3.0 GPA is required to register in course and course.

Curriculum

Course Requirements for students entering the MFT program in Fall 2024

• course - Development Across the Lifespan Credit(s): 3

• course - Couples Therapy: Theory & Pract Credit(s): 3 (student must take  course  before taking this course)

• course - Intro Cnslt & Fam/Comm/Mn Health Credit(s): 3

• course - Statistics & Research Methodology I Credit(s): 3

• course - Domestic Violence: Family Treatment Credit(s): 3

• course - Advanced Couples and Family Therapy Credit(s): 3 (student must take course AND course before taking this course)

• course - Pre-Practicum in MFT Credit(s): 3 (cc)

• course - Practicum I - MFT Credit(s): 3 (student must take course before taking this course)

• course - Practicum II - MFT Credit(s): 3

• course - Practicum III - MFT Credit(s): 3

• course - Sex Therapy Credit(s): 3 (student must take course OR  course before taking this course)

• course - Group Experience Credit(s): 3

• course - Family Systems Assessment Credit(s): 3

• course - Psychopathology Credit(s): 3

• course - Family Law Credit(s): 3

• course - Contemporary Family Therapy Credit(s): 3* (student must take  course before taking this course)

• course - Professional Issues and Ethics Credit(s): 3

Capstone

• course - Clinical Research Project Credit(s): 3

Course Requirements for students who entered the MFT program prior to Fall 2024

• course - Development Across the Lifespan Credit(s): 3

• course - Couples Therapy: Theory & Pract Credit(s): 3 (student must take course before taking this course)

• course - Intro Cnslt & Fam/Comm/Mn Hlt Credit(s): 3

• course - Statistics & Research Methodology I Credit(s): 3

• course - Domestic Violence: Family Treatment Credit(s): 3

• course - Pre-Practicum in MFT Credit(s): 3*

• course - Practicum I - MFT Credit(s): 3 (student must take course before taking this course)

• course - Practicum II - MFT Credit(s): 3

• course - Practicum III - MFT Credit(s): 3

• course - Sex Therapy Credit(s): 3 (student must take course OR course before taking this course)

• course - Group Experience Credit(s): 3

• course - Family Systems Assessment Credit(s): 3 (this course is a required prerequisite for course and course)

• course - Psychopathology Credit(s): 3

• course - Family Law Credit(s): 3

• course - Contemporary Family Therapy Credit(s): 3 (student must take course before taking this course)

• course - Professional Issues and Ethics Credit(s): 3

  *course - Pre-Practicum in MFT is the core course for this program and must be taken at the Dobbs Ferry campus.

Capstone

• course - Clinical Research Project Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 51